MACGYVER STRIKES AGAIN

We've had a fatality inside the cab of our truck this past week. While in Georgia, trying to sleep in the very warm and humid weather, with the windows open and the fans blowing, there was a rain storm. Although there were screens on the little windows by the bunks, the aforementioned rain storm seeped through the screens and found its way into our satellite TV receiver. We didn't discover this atrocity until a couple of nights later, when we had time to set up the satellite, and I attempted to get the coordinates to aim the dish. I pushed the power button on the remote, pushed the power button on the receiver, shook the remote, tried the remote again, then finally checked the power source. Nothing, no green light, and with that we realized the receiver was dead.


There was no need for finger pointing, after all we had both left the windows open, so we were left to use whatever local TV we could find until we could replace the receiver. This can prove to be a daunting task when you are out in the middle of no where, and the nearest major city is miles away.


We have lots of antennas on the truck for the CB radio, satellite radio, and finally the regular in dash radio. On our old truck we even had an antenna for TV, but in this truck we have none. This is where MacGyver went into action. He took the coax wire from the TV and attached it to some vise grips and a fly swatter. I offer you this picture for you to marvel at this great invention. Now don't ask me why or how this works, but it does. On the nights we have time to enjoy a little TV, the "vise-swatter" antenna, as we like to call it now, is attached to the coax and the perfect spot is found for the best reception for the area. We may have to look into getting a patent on this ingenious device.

It has been an uneventful drive the last couple of days through Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. When we arrived at the Company yard in Bloomington, CA Wednesday afternoon, we were surprise to see a couple of empty boat trucks sitting in the yard. Getting loads around the holidays can be difficult. If you remember last year at Thanksgiving we were in Las Vegas for six days until they found us a load. After we deliver tomorrow morning the waiting game will begin to see whether or not they can find a load for us or if we will be sitting for a few days. After all, it's so close to Christmas I need to let Santa know where to find us Christmas morning!